Tanzania’s President and former President arrive for SADC Summit

August 15, 2024

Tanzania’s President and former President arrive for SADC Summit

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is welcomed by Attorney-General, Mrs Virginia Mabiza on her arrival at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport this afternoon ahead of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government in Harare on Saturday. - Pictures: Believe Nyakudjara.

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Tanzania’s President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan and former President Dr Jakaya Kikwete have arrived at the Robert Mugabe International Airport ahead of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government on Saturday.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan arrives at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport this afternoon ahead of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government in Harare on Saturday.

President Hassan was welcomed by Attorney-General, Mrs Virginia Mabiza upon her arrival at the airport in Harare.

Dr Hassan became Tanzania’s first female President when she assumed the role in 2021.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan arrives at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport this afternoon ahead of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government in Harare on Saturday.

SADCC transformed into SADC with the signing of the SADC Treaty in Windhoek, Namibia, in 1992.

Tanzania is the 31st largest country in the world, with a total land area of 885 800 square kilometres.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan arrives at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport this afternoon ahead of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government in Harare on Saturday.

It borders Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south.

The population of Tanzania stands at 65.5 million.

Former President of Tanzania, Dr Jakaya Kikwete has also arrived.

It has a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$378,76 billion, mainly driven by agriculture, construction, and manufacturing on the supply side and private investments on the demand side.